Men released on bail in murder investigation of Swindon sex worker

Three men from Swindon and Chippenham arrested on suspicion of murdering a sex worker 20 years ago have been released on bail.

23 year old Sally Ann John went missing in 1995, but police opened an investigation last year in light of new evidence.

Earlier this week they searched her former flat and recovered items of interest. They would like to hear from anyone who may have information.

Sally Ann John's mother, Lesley, says she is hopeful about the new arrests in her daughter's murder investigation.

The three men arrested yesterday in connection with the death of the 23-year-old remain in police custody at Swindon Gablecross Police Station.

Three men are being held on suspicion of the murder of a Swindon woman 20 years ago.

Sally Ann John went missing in 1995 and police opened a murder investigation last year in the light of new evidence. This week they recovered items of interest from her former home.

The arrests were made in Swindon and Chippenham yesterday.

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of kidnap and murder following new investigations into the death of Sally Ann John.

A 50-year-old and two 52-year-olds were arrested this morning and taken into custody where they remain.

The move follows extensive forensic investigations into the last known address of the 23-year-old, who went missing in Swindon 20 years ago.

Police have spent three days investigating the flat, and say they have made important discoveries. No details have been released about what exactly these items are.

The police say they've made important discoveries while searching the last known address of Sally Ann John, who went missing in Swindon 20 years ago.

They've spent three days investigating the flat, and now that this has finished, are looking to further examine several items found. No details have been released about what exactly these items are.

Sally Ann was 23 when she went missing after a night out in the town in September 1995. Last year the inquiry into her disappearance was reclassified as a murder investigation.

Richard Payne has been following the updates of the search of a home in Swindon today.

Police have said they are hopeful of a significant development on the case in the coming days.

Police have renewed their appeal for anyone with information on the suspected murder of Sally Ann John to come forward.

Sally Ann went missing in Swindon 20 years ago, at the age of 23. She had been working as a prostitute at the time. Last year the inquiry into her disappearance was reclassified as a murder investigation.

Forensic teams are searching her last known address in Nythe this week, and police are putting up appeal posters in the area.

Wiltshire Police DCI Jeremy Carter says information from the public could be "crucial in helping us achieve justice for Sally Ann, and her family".

The mother of a young woman police believe was murdered has made a tearful appeal for information - 19 years after her daughter disappeared.

Sallyann John was last seen alive in September 1995 in the Manchester Road area of Swindon where she'd been working as a prostitute. Police say new leads have prompted them to re-start the investigation.

The mother of a woman who disappeared in 1995 has appealed for information relating to the newly reopened case.

Detectives in Wiltshire have begun a murder investigation following the disappearance of Sallyann John nearly 20 years ago. Sallyann was 23 when she went missing from her home town of Swindon.